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Another ancient tomb has been discovered by archaeologists at Saqqara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Egypt.

The 4,000-year-old tomb in the necropolis belonged to a man named Sekhentiu-Ptah, based on its hieroglyphic inscriptions, Smithsonian Magazine (SM) reported, citing the August announcement of the discovery by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The inscriptions identified Sekhentiu-Ptah as a royal chamberlain, supervisor of the king’s works, supervisor of royal documents, priest of the goddess Maat, and supervisor of scribes, the Ministry said, according to SM.

The tomb featured a false door, an offering table, a purification basin, and shafts that held other human remains and funerary objects.

Meanwhile, police have discovered an unusual grave in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, after it was reported by a homeowner.

Teeth and parts of a human skeleton dug up from the hidden grave were sent to forensic experts for identification. The homeowner surnamed Li said the remains were rumored to be those of a seven-year-old boy who died of illness in 2009, Juzz Buzz reported.

Li complained to police that the grave had lowered the value of her property and was seeking damages from its seller.

The remains were dug up from the rooftop of a building beneath the apartment unit in Jintang County that Li had bought in 2017.

Li had been renting out the apartment since she bought it and accused the original owner of not telling her about the rooftop grave when she was buying the apartment.

The authorities also wanted to know why the rooftop was used as a burial ground.